Call for Papers
Internet Research 5.0: Ubiquity?
International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of
Internet Researchers at the University of Sussex, England, 19-22nd
September 2004
Submission site opens: December 15th 2003
Deadline for submissions: February 2nd 2004
Conference Websites:
http://aoir.org/2004 or http://www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/aoir
The internet seems to be at once everywhere and invisible but
simultaneously it structures only a fraction of the communications of the
total global community. It can facilitate greater interaction,
understanding and political activism; being used at the same time to
exclude, destroy and exploit. The much cited ubiquity of the internet
needs to be examined in both the contexts in which it is accepted and those
in which it is contested.
The theme of 'ubiquity?' addresses the following questions: Is the internet
everywhere? How and where does the internet appear and act in technical,
social, political, or cultural contexts? What does it mean to have access
and who does and doesn't have it? How does the presence of the internet
affect individuals, communities, families, governments, societies and
nation-states? What are the implications of 'internet everywhere'?
Submissions addressing these and other questions regarding the internet are
welcome.
Internet Research 5.0 will feature a variety of disciplinary and
interdisciplinary perspectives on the Internet. Examining and challenging
the visibility and prevalence of the Internet and Internet discourses, the
conference will bring together a wide range of researchers, practitioners
and scholars for the exchange of formal and informal ideas. As with
previous AoIR conferences, the aim is to promote a deep, coherent and
situated understanding of the Internet and connected networks.
IR 5.0 will take place at the University of Sussex, in the UK, close to the
historic and lively seaside City of Brighton and Hove and on the edge of
the spectacular Sussex South Downs. The conference is hosted by the Centre
for Continuing Education at the University of Sussex in association with
local partners.
Submission of Proposals
The Association of Internet Researchers invites paper, presentation and
panel proposals on topics that address technical, social, cultural,
political, pedagogical, economic, and aesthetic aspects of the internet. We
welcome interdisciplinary submissions as well as submissions from within
specific disciplines. We especially seek panel proposals that establish
connections across disciplines, institutions, and/or continents. We also
encourage creative presentations that will make use of internet
technologies and artistic techniques.
* Proposals for individual papers should be in the form of 500-1,000 word
abstracts.
* Creative presentations and demonstration projects should consist of a
500-1,000 word abstract, this should include links to illustrative
materials.
* Panels will generally include three to four papers or presentations. The
panel organiser should submit an approximately 500 word statement
describing the session topic, include abstracts of up to 500 words for each
paper or presentation, and indicate that each author is willing to
participate in the session.
Each submission must also be accompanied by a 100-word abstract that will
go into the conference proceedings if the submission is accepted. All
papers, presentations and panels will be peer reviewed. If you are
interested in reviewing submissions for this conference, please contact
program chair Sheizaf Rafaeli at the address below.
Abstracts should indicate the disciplinary or conceptual approach,
theoretical orientation, methodology of the research or ideas, and the key
results or hoped-for results of the research. Reference should also be
made to the broader significance of the work and its relationship to
existing bodies of work. Clarity of the themes, content, aims and
outcomes, is of greater importance than word length.
Full-length papers will be required after the conference and a selection of
the highest quality papers will be published in an Annual Review (subject
to authors' permission).
Proposals can be for three types of contribution to the conference: papers;
creative presentations; and/or panels.
Each person is invited to submit a proposal for no more than 1 paper or 1
presentation. In addition you may also submit or be part of no more than a
single panel. The aim is to include as wide a range of speakers as possible
and to thus avoid speakers using time in more than one session. Average
time allotted for a paper or creative presentation will be 15 minutes.
Average time allotted for a panel will be 1 hour and 15 minutes, including
discussion time.
There will be additional opportunities to contribute to the conference by
chairing sessions, taking part in roundtables and workshops and through
audience participation.
All proposals must be submitted electronically at
http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/confman/
Deadlines:
Submission site available: 15th December 2003
Final date for proposal submission: February 2nd 2004
Author notification: March 15th 2004
Presenter's Registration to the conference: September 1st 2004
Student Award: Completed paper: July 15th 2004
Graduate Students:
Graduate students are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. They should
note their student status with their submission in order to be considered
for a special Student Award. If accepted in the conference, students
wishing to be a candidate for the Student Award must also send a final
paper by July 15th 2004.
Pre-Conference Workshops
Prior to the conference, there will be a limited number of pre-conference
workshops, which will provide participants with in-depth, hands-on and/or
creative opportunities. We invite proposals for these pre-conference
workshops; local presenters are encouraged to propose workshops that will
invite visiting researchers into their labs or studios or locales.
Proposals should be no longer than 1000 words, and should clearly outline
the purpose, methodology, structure, costs, equipment and minimal
attendance required, as well as explaining its relevance to the conference
as a whole. Proposals will be accepted if they demonstrate that the
workshop will add significantly to the overall program in terms of thematic
depth, hands on experience, or local opportunities for scholarly or
artistic connections. These proposals and all inquires regarding
pre-conference proposals should be submitted as soon as possible to the
Conference Chair Kate O'Riordan [log in to unmask], and will be
accepted up to March the 1st 2004. Notification of terms and space
allocations will be sent out as soon as details are confirmed, with final
acceptance required by March the 31st 2004.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Program Chair: Sheizaf Rafaeli,
Center for the Study of the Information Society (InfoSoc)
University of Haifa
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All inquiries on reviewing, acceptances and programme
Conference Chair: Kate O'Riordan (University of Sussex,
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All inquiries on Sussex conference, local sponsorship and pre-conference
workshops
AoIR President: Nancy Baym, University of Kansas, [log in to unmask]
Inquiries regarding the Association of Internet Researchers and sponsorship
On site conference team, [log in to unmask]
All inquiries on location, accommodation, registration
Association Website: http://aoir.org
Conference Website: http://aoir.org/2004 or
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/aoir
Dr Kate O'Riordan
EH 130
Lecturer in Continuing Education
00 44 (0)1273 877774
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